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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 102 ISSN 1014-6679 … peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and increases in greenhouse gas emissions … of incentives for sustainable production including the payment for ecosystem services (art. 3). The Soybean Working …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… with GTZ and UNEP Copyright: © 2005 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction … an ecological deterioration compared to the natural ecosystem, they also often represent the only viable option … and the exact consequences of shortfalls (e.g., payment of a penalty or the purchase of equivalent credits) …
Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
… ing Parties and to help them understand the implications for wetlands; to provide additional information to supplement … and positive implications for wetlands and wetland ecosystem services. In this Note, the STRP provides an … M., de Groot, D., Bergkamp, G. 2006. Pay-estab- lishing payment for watershed services. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 109 …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… and other legal instuments Stefano Burchi Kerstin Mechlem for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office CONTENTS … with the request but may condition its compliance upon payment by the requesting State of the reasonable costs of … watercourse which may have effects detrimental to the ecosystem of the watercourse resulting in significant harm to …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… the chairs of two of IUCN’s Commissions: the Commission on Ecosystem Management and the World Commission on Protected … Mexico and Guatemala 7 Using the Ecosystem Approach for Mount Elgon 8 Global Promotion of Regional Approaches to … necessary quality and quantity, which may necessitate the payment of incentives to upstream land managers (see pages 6 …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2009 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction … demands and pressures on the EC coastal zones and marine ecosystem 253 1.1 Overview of human activities affecting … through application to him in the required form and on payment of the specified fees (FGR, 9(2)).103 A fishing …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or … investment. Measures to require the payment of royalties based on production value may ensure … resources, and contributing to the restoration of ecosystem functions and services, and in …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… on the part of IUCN, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety … to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking proper account of this … international fund established by the Governing Body. Such payment is mandatory where restrictions are placed on the …
Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors
… World Commission on Protected Areas WWF World Wide Fund for Nature Y2Y Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, … concepts aimed at maintaining and restoring ecosystem integrity have been undergoing rapid development … They have three main functions: (1) conserving habitat for species movement and for the maintenance of viable …
Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc
… Tapaninen and Veronika Ferdinandova InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Sustainable tourism management in … without Matti Tapaninen of the Finnish State Forestry Service ‘Metsahallitus’. Special thanks go out to his … radice del Turismo Sostenibile – Marco Cestari. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005). Ecosystems and Human Well-being: …